Carcase
/ˈkɑːr.keɪs/noun
A dead body, especially of an animal; also an old spelling of carcass.
Did you know?Carcase is an older spelling of carcass, and both come through Anglo-French from a Latin word for a shell or husk — the idea was a body as an empty outer casing.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
carō, carnis
“flesh”
Late Latin
Latin
*carnaticum / *carcassa
“a body, carcass, or shell-like remains”
Old French
Old French
carcasse
“carcass, dead body”
Middle English
English
carcas
“carcass, dead body”
Modern English
English
carcase
“an older spelling of carcass, especially a dead animal body”